harbinger

英 [ˈhɑːbɪndʒə(r)]

美 [ˈhɑːrbɪndʒər]

n.  (常指坏的)预兆，兆头
vt.  预告; 充做…的前驱

复数：harbingers　现在分词：harbingering　过去式：harbingered　第三人称单数：harbingers　过去分词：harbingered　

GRETEM8

BNC.20456 / COCA.16191

牛津词典

noun

• （常指坏的）预兆，兆头
  a sign that shows that sth is going to happen soon, often sth bad

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （尤指不祥的）先兆，预兆
  Something that is aharbinger ofsomething else, especially something bad, is a sign that it is going to happen.
  1. The November air stung my cheeks, a harbinger of winter.
     11月的空气刺痛了我的脸颊，预示着冬天就要来临。

英英释义

noun

• something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
  Synonym:forerunnerpredecessorheraldprecursor

verb

• foreshadow or presage
  Synonym:announceannunciateforetellherald

双语例句

• For the Maya, a smoking volcano wasn't always a harbinger of doom.
  对于玛雅人而言，一座冒烟的火山并不永远意味着厄运的凶兆。
• And you can certainly take precautions to make sure that a runny nose is not the harbinger of a more serious disease.
  而且你必定可以采取预防措施来确认流鼻涕不是更严重的病的预兆。
• Still, France's left is casting the results from Sunday's vote as a harbinger of two bigger elections next year-for the presidency and lower house.
  尽管如此，星期天的投票预示着法国的左派在明年两个更大的选举成绩，这两个选举就是总统选举和国民议会选举。
• These celebrations harbinger social harmony and amity and preach the lofty Jain motto Live and Let live.
  这些仪式预示着社会和谐，和睦，宣扬着崇高的耆那教教训生和放生。
• The sword is a harbinger of enmity and bitterness.
  刀剑预示着仇恨和痛苦。
• Lu Xun will be for ever celebrated as the glorious harbinger of a new Chinese cultural movement.
  鲁迅将永远作为中国新文化运动的光辉先驱受人歌颂。
• A stronger dollar has historically proved to be the harbinger of turmoil in the developing world.
  传统上，美元走强被证明是发展中国家陷入动荡的预兆。
• Libya has been a harbinger.
  利比亚是一个前兆。
• Whether the recent break is a harbinger of trouble will dominate debate in the short term.
  近日的突破是否预示着麻烦将至，这将成为短期内人们争论的热点。
• The shift of deposits and money out of Scotland this week is a harbinger.
  上周存款和资金流出苏格兰，就是一个兆头。